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created on November 2, 2018
A new paradigm for valuing the contribution of nature to our global economy, to acheiving the Sustainable Development Goals and to tackling our climate crisis.
created on May 13, 2018
This hashtag refers to efforts to convene a global meeting that results in a global pact on nature conservation, with the same level of global importance and national commitment as the Paris Agreement on climate change.
created on September 30, 2017
Nature NDCs (or nationally determined commitments) refers to the need for high-level support by governments to take urgent and meaningful action on biodiversity and ecosystems, similar to the level of commitment seen in Paris during the UNFCCC meeting in 2015. #NatureNDCs is a call for governments, businesses, non-profits and communities to rally around a common set of goals, to end and reverse the loss of biodiversity, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, which depend in large part on healthy biodiversity and ecosystems.
created on June 3, 2017
This hashtag refers http://*** organized by the United Nations, to accelerate action on Sustainable Development Goal 14.
created on March 11, 2017
This phrase, "Despair is not an option," is from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who has continually advocated for clean renewable energy, for climate science and action and not climate denial, for fair wages, for gender parity, for support to the most vulnerable members of our society, and for universal health care, among other issues. His call is to all people to redouble their efforts to advocate for a fair, just, democratic and hopeful future.
created on February 26, 2017
IPLC stands for indigenous peoples and local communities, especially in the context of local, national and global decisions about policies, governance, resource use, access and benefits sharing
created on February 21, 2017
Nature for development: investing in nature-based actions (e.g., protection, restoration and sustainable use) for nature (e.g., forests, marine areas, grasslands, wetlands, drylands, species) to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (e.g. food security, water security, disaster risk reduction, climate action, livelihoods and biodiversity conservation).
created on February 19, 2017
Nature for development means using nature - biodiversity, ecosystems and the services they provide - to catalyze and sustain development, and to achieve the 2030 Global Goals. Investing in nature, through biodiversity protection, restoration and sustainable management, yields multiple benefits for people, prosperity and the planet.
created on February 18, 2017
Sustainable development goals (SDGs) that can be achieved and/or accelerated by investing in nature-based actions, such as protection, restoration and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems.
created on February 18, 2017
A basic principle of the Sustainable Development Goals is inclusiveness and economic equity. The Preamble to the SDGs states "As we embark on this collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind."
created on February 11, 2017
Nature-based solutions is an approach to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 by investing in nature - in the biodiversity and ecosystems that sustain life - because they are efficient and catalytic investments with multiple development dividends
created on January 3, 2017
Community approaches to achieving Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
created on January 3, 2017
Local and community approaches to achieving the world's Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.